Simon & Luke Collects Salmonella Settlements for Clients The salmonella lawyers at food safety firm Simon & Luke have started off 2011 with another round of salmonella settlements. This morning, the firm announced that it had settled 3 more claims on behalf of victims who had contracted salmonellosis after consuming contaminated salami products manufactured by [...]

Simon & Luke Pursues E. coli O145 Claims Against Freshway Foods Houston based food safety law firm Simon & Luke continues to pursue claims related to an outbreak of E. coli O145 that sickened 33 individuals in 5 states earlier this year.  The outbreak was linked to contaminated romaine lettuce produced by Freshway Foods of [...]

Salmonella Sprout Outbreak Grows The US Centers for Disease Control has just released an updated count of illnesses linked to salmonella-contaminated alfalfa sprouts served at Jimmy John’s restaurants.  The contaminated sprouts were produced at Tiny Greens Organic Farm in Urbana, Illinois. The salmonella serotype in this outbreak is Salmonella I 4,[5] 12:i:- and has been [...]

FDA Warns Not to Eat Sprouts from Tiny Greens Organic Farm This morning, the FDA warned US consumers not to consume any Alfalfa Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts (which contain radish, clover and alfalfa sprouts) manufactured by Tiny Greens Organic Farm in Urbana, Illinois.   The sprouts were distributed in 4 oz. and 5 lb. containers [...]

Simon & Luke Investigates Jimmy John’s Salmonella Outbreak The salmonella lawyers at the Houston-based food safety law firm of Simon & Luke are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts served at Jimmy John’s restaurants across the country.  The CDC has also stepped in to investigate this outbreak.  Thus far, the CDC is reporting [...]

Salmonella Illness Count Rises to 88 in 15 States On Tuesday, Jimmy John’s restaurants throughout the state of Illinois were asked to pull alfalfa sprouts from their menus as a precautionary measure after reports of a salmonella outbreak in that state. The request came from the namesake of the popular restaurant chain — Jimmy John [...]

I spent yesterday in Chicago arbitrating salmonella claims on behalf of 27 Simon & Luke clients.  The arbitration was defended by super lawyer Dean Panos of Jenner & Block, who represented Kellogg Company, and ACE Insurance Company.  The claims arose out of the 2008-2009 nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated peanut butter.   We had [...]

Jimmy John’s Salmonella Investigation Continues As Illinois health officials continue to investigate a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened nearly 50 people in nine counties, preliminary reports have linked the outbreak to alfalfa sprouts eaten at Jimmy John’s restaurants throughout the state.  Health officials have already begun investigating the alfalfa sprout producers and suppliers to the restaurants, [...]

Illinois health officials are currently investigating a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened nearly 50 people in nine counties. The Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) has already identified a common denominator in several of the victims:  alfalfa sprouts served at Illinois Jimmy John’s restaurants.  IDPH officials have already begun investigating the alfalfa sprout producers and suppliers, and [...]

The Illinois Department of Health has just released the final report on the Salmonella Hvittingfoss outbreak that sickened 109 in Illinois between April and June of this year.   The illnesses were linked to 48 Subway restaurants in 28 counties throughout the state. It now appears that a Central Illinois food distributor – Sysco Central Illinois, [...]